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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE)
Lancaster University
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) course at Lancaster University.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
A,A,A
AAA including A level Mathematics or Further Mathematics OR AAB including A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: GLN0
Here's what Lancaster University says about its Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) course.
BSc Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics, and Economics (MORSE) is a coherent degree designed for students who wish to apply their mathematical skills to solve real-world problems in business and industry.
Our programme covers:
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Foundational mathematics topics such as algebra and calculus, developing your technical knowledge and mathematical skills.
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Operational research modules demonstrating how to use mathematics to solve real-world problems encountered by governments, industries, and other institutions, using programming languages like Python or R.
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Probability and statistics topics providing you with the ability to understand and address uncertainty in your surroundings.
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Economics modules, equipping you to use models to understand real-world economic phenomena such as economic growth, the causes of economic fluctuations, and the effectiveness of economic policy.
The combination of these highly influential subjects will equip you with in-demand analytical, quantitative reasoning, statistical, optimisation, and programming skills that employers highly value, preparing you for careers like a business analyst, data scientist, operational researcher, or consultant, and opening doors to academic research opportunities.
The structured nature of the programme means that, starting from the second year, you take increasing ownership of your studies, selecting modules based on your evolving interests and strengths. This engaging program, coupled with our renowned excellence in research and teaching, ensures that you will benefit from high-quality instruction provided by academics who are leaders in their respective fields.
Programme overview Year one: You will gain a strong foundation in the following main subjects.
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Mathematics and statistics: You'll study fundamental modules, including Calculus, Further Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability, and Statistics, equipping you with essential mathematical and statistical skills.
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Economics: You will take the Economic Principles and Applications module, initiating your journey into business and finance.
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Operational research: you will cover Tools and Techniques for Business Analytics, laying the groundwork for advanced studies in optimisation, simulation, and decision-making
After the first year, a broad range of specialist optional modules will allow you to tailor your programme to align with your interests and steer you towards a specific career path.
Year two: You will further develop your knowledge in Algebra, Statistics, Economics, and Operational Research. Optional modules in Operational Research, Game Theory, and Operations Management will be available to choose from.
Year three: One mandatory module further advances your knowledge of Statistics, alongside several optional modules on Advanced Statistical Modelling, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Forecasting, and Financial Mathematics.
MORSE is also available as a four-year programme with a year in industry. Switching to this course after you start your studies may be possible, subject to availability and visa and other requirements.
Programme outcomes A MORSE degree will prepare you for various rewarding and well-paying careers or to continue your further studies. We are committed to ensuring that our graduates are highly sought after for their analytical thinking and wide range of technical skills.
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Department
Management Science
Location
Main Site | Lancaster
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Operational research
• Statistics
• Economics
Start date
October 1, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
Lancaster University reviews
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3rd year student
Library is brilliant, cant fault it. rnFirst year accommodation was very good too, well ran and just efficient overall.
1 year ago
3rd year student
My course was okay - I believe the course teaches you all the necessary skills needed to go into business, but I think it does scratch the surface level in quite a lot of topics. In the future, Iu2019d like it to go into further detail on topics such as Economics or Accounting.
1 year ago
3rd year student
Lancaster University has been really helpful in so many ways. Financially, they offered me a grant for travel costs when I embarked on an international internship, but also are greater at settling you into campus life in first year!
1 year ago
1st year student
The bars offered are amazing and low priced. With the choice of multiple games. rnThe campaigns for student officers are very competitive and often do make change
1 year ago
1st year student
Very very communal university as everyone lives on campus. The socials are great and take place multiple times a week. There are multiple club activities with a communal feeling
1 year ago
1st year student
The accomodation is very overpriced for universityu2019s. It is old unfurbished and the bathrooms are very badly designed. They flood when you shower and you have very little space to shower. It is single bed en-suite for 177.89u00a3 and compared to other unis it is very very overpriced, I feel itu2...
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
The Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) course at Lancaster University features content from more than one subject area. Using the options below, you can see ratings from students who took courses in each of these subject areas at this uni
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Teaching on my course
87%
med
Teaching on my course
87%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
92%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
91%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
72%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
91%
med
Learning opportunities
87%
high
Learning opportunities
87%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
89%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
91%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
84%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
88%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
85%
med
Assessment and feedback
83%
med
Assessment and feedback
83%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
88%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
84%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
75%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
91%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
79%
med
Academic support
92%
med
Academic support
92%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
95%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
88%
med
Organisation and management
82%
med
Organisation and management
82%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
77%
low
How well organised is your course?
85%
med
Learning resources
92%
high
Learning resources
92%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
93%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
95%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
89%
med
Student voice
81%
med
Student voice
81%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
71%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
94%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
78%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
55%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
88%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
81%
med
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
86%
low
Teaching on my course
86%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
92%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
88%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
74%
low
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
88%
low
Learning opportunities
88%
med
Learning opportunities
88%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
88%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
96%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
88%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
82%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
84%
med
Assessment and feedback
78%
low
Assessment and feedback
78%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
84%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
78%
low
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
66%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
88%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
72%
low
Academic support
90%
low
Academic support
90%
low
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
92%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
88%
low
Organisation and management
78%
low
Organisation and management
78%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
72%
low
How well organised is your course?
84%
med
Learning resources
92%
high
Learning resources
92%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
100%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
96%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
84%
low
Student voice
78%
low
Student voice
78%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
73%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
88%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
76%
low
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
74%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
88%
low
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
86%
low
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
88%
high
Teaching on my course
88%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
90%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
93%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
78%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
93%
high
Learning opportunities
83%
med
Learning opportunities
83%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
83%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
92%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
78%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
80%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
80%
med
Assessment and feedback
76%
med
Assessment and feedback
76%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
88%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
81%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
61%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
82%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
66%
med
Academic support
91%
high
Academic support
91%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
93%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
89%
med
Organisation and management
88%
high
Organisation and management
88%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
88%
med
How well organised is your course?
89%
high
Learning resources
90%
med
Learning resources
90%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
92%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
90%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
88%
med
Student voice
76%
med
Student voice
76%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
63%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
88%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
77%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
63%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
89%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
78%
med
Student information
The Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) course at Lancaster University features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Mathematics | A | |||||
| Further Mathematics | A | |||||
| Physics | B | |||||
| Economics | B | |||||
| Business Studies | A | |||||
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Mathematics | A | |||||
| Further Mathematics | A | |||||
| Physics | A | |||||
| Chemistry | A | |||||
| Economics | B | |||||
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Mathematics | B | |||||
| Economics | A | |||||
| History | B | |||||
| Physics | B | |||||
| Geography | A | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
The Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about Lancaster University graduates across each of those subject areas.
Graduate statistics
75%
Say it fits with future plans
50%
Are utilising studies
Graduate statistics
85%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
89%
In work, study or other activity
85%
Say it fits with future plans
50%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
30%
Business and public service associate professionals
25%
Finance Professionals
10%
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5%
Administrative occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
The Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for Lancaster University graduate earnings across each of those subject areas.
Earnings
£27.4k
First year after graduation
£31k
Third year after graduation
£36.7k
Fifth year after graduation
Earnings
£25.9k
First year after graduation
£33.2k
Third year after graduation
£42k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE).
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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